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Hanya Yanagihara

1974 - Today

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Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. She grew up in Hawaii. She is best known for her bestselling novel A Little Life, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize, and for being the editor-in-chief of T Magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Hanya Yanagihara is the 5,737th most popular writer (up from 5,929th in 2024), the 9,441st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,479th in 2019) and the 691st most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 5,737 out of 7,302. Before her are Vasily Belov, Dragojla Jarnević, William Cullen Bryant, David Garnett, Norah Vincent, and Peter Seeberg. After her are Wilhelm Genazino, Humphrey Carpenter, Timur Vermes, Dominique Bona, János Batsányi, and Michael Parenti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 206. Before her are Naseem Hamed, Austin St. John, Eric Kripke, Jens Jeremies, Ray Park, and Michael Rasmussen. After her are André Ooijer, Oliver Glasner, Iván Campo, Kim Dotcom, Gregory Helms, and Alessandro Petacchi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 9,443 out of 20,380. Before her are Ellen Greene (1951), Robert Costanzo (1942), Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), Margaret Truman (1924), Buddy Adler (1906), and Wally Pfister (1961). After her are John Russell (1921), Elaine Stritch (1925), William E. Thornton (1929), Burton Downing (1885), Booker T (1965), and Edwin Starr (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 691. Before her are Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Alexei Panshin (1940), Bill O'Reilly (1949), William Cullen Bryant (1794), and Norah Vincent (1968). After her are Michael Parenti (1933), Robert E. Sherwood (1896), Michael Shermer (1954), David Halberstam (1934), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), and Jacob Abbott (1803).

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